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Let’s Rebuild Community needs volunteers willing to work this Saturday on homes in the local area. Let’s Rebuild Community works throughout the Copper Country to identify homes owned by seniors who need small upgrades that improve the liveability and length of the structure. The 2024 summer project will assist with …

The burden teachers take on as leaders of classrooms carries a heavy load. This school year IncredibleBank hopes to provide some relief to area teachers while collecting supplies for classrooms. The Teacher Supply Drive during August will collect essential tools to support teachers and students as they prepare for the …

Gogebic Community College receives a grant from the USDA Rural Utilities Service Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant program. GCC has been named one of the annual recipients of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Distance Learning and Telemedicine grant award. Grant awards range between 50,000 and one million dollars over …

KISMA and Keweenaw WildOnes Barberry trade-up day moves south to L’Anse later this week. On Thursday residents around the L’Anse and Baraga area can dig up old barberry bushes in their yards. Stop by the DPW garage, drop off the barberry, and receive a 10-dollar gift certificate for a local …

The first step to participating in local functions starts today. Submitting your vote to the ballot box. But there are more ways to get involved with how the community operates. Such as earning a seat on a city council. The city of Hancock will have five seats open on the …

Voluntary blood donations save lives. Alhough blood supplies are always in need, rural regions often struggle to fill the needs of the community. The Upper Peninsula Regional Blood Center regularly sets up donation sites throughout the region all year round. Tomorrow the UPRBC will host an annual blood drive at …

Michigan DNR approves 2.6 million dollars in grant funds supporting recreational boating experiences around the Northern Lower and Upper peninsulas. Last week the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced that 2.6 million dollars were awarded to 10 projects around the northern regions of the state as a part of the …

There’s less than one month until kids start cracking open the books again. Local public schools will open their doors for the first day of the new year on September 3rd. Ahead of that though students, and parents, will have a lot to prepare. Fall sports will begin soon, and …

August election day starts tomorrow. Many will fill the poles to cast ballots in the presidential primary election. However, there are several measures affecting day-to-day life at the local level. The Portage Lake District Library will seek a millage reestablishment in the city of Houghton and from Portage Township. The …

The Federal Bureau of Investigation announces new charges have been filed against multiple defendants accused in a money laundering and sextortion scheme. On Friday the FBI, with the District Court of Western Michigan Attorney Mark Totten, announced multiple new defendants have been charged in a sextortion case that led to …